Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2011

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. Be sure to follow-up with key people by writing thank-you emails, asking for a personal meeting over coffee, or adding them to your monthly newsletter distribution.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Now, data is pulsing through customer experience, conversation, distribution, claims and inspections in insurance, and more. The only remaining limiting factor is the lack of trust by some founders. Thanks to Christine Perkett, Mindfull Marketing + PR ! #13- Data is dormant in old-world businesses. And that’s exciting.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

On October 15, Capital Factory hosted the Latinx in Tech Summit, where over 100 founders, investors, executives, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the city gathered together for an inspiring and insightful afternoon. Despite not having formal coding skills or startup experience, Pamela became a founder by using Facebook as her platform.

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Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

Startup hubs like Berlin, London, New York, Los Angeles, Bangalore, Hong Kong and Singapore offered access to venture capital and vibrant start ecosystems thus attracting the brightest founders. Out of a sudden, both startup founders and investors started asking themselves ‘’ What is our remote strategy?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

dominated by a few very large incumbents who control much of the distribution or are you going into a market that is “fragmented” where nobody controls the industry. That marketing can be PR or SEO or influencer distribution or other forms of “unpaid” marketing. Validate data. ”

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

Joe Flanagan, Founder, 90s Fashion World No, Too Many Lenders While the idea of sourcing capital from multiple smaller sources is an enticing one, the reality is far less pleasant. Inbar Madar , Founder and Business Consultant, M.I. On the other hand, failing to raise the desired funds proves its limitations in the marketplace.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

At a startup, this can be as simple as defining why the founder started the company in the first place. CXL’s founder, Peep Laja, has a specific “reason why” his company Wynter exists. Build systems and processes that enable your team to create and distribute content seamlessly. Infuse your workplace culture with your brand.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

I’d like to take a step back and discuss the significance of IP as a component of the overall value that founders intend to create as they grow the company. Later stage companies have some additional concerns: What favorable impact could IP have for PR, marketing and investor relations purposes, or as an attraction to potential acquirors?

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

You have tons of things to do as a founder. Two things are true for every startup: 1) Founders and CEOs are key to driving success and 2) these companies need awareness for their unique message to accomplish all sorts of goals. Yes, the entire team does the work, for sure, but founders and CEOs set the tone with their first hires.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Laura Blue of LaunchLink PR corroborates Gerhardt’s message : It is during these times that brands need to be especially considerate about what and how they are communicating to customers, partners and stakeholders. This means more people behind a screen, which means more opportunity across distribution channels. recession in 2009.”.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2017

by Shivankit Arora, founder of MarketingMasala.com. Social media does wonders if you have an eye for content distribution and engagement. While distributing content, narrow down the networks your audience hangs out on and then decide the frequency of distribution on each network. Decide on a release date.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

They are tasked with “getting deals done” so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. If you aren’t careful every PR team will measure inches over impact.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2020

Later in the day, I received a call from another friend, a Black woman who works in PR at Netflix. Three other police officers watched and did not intervene. Mr. Floyd was 46 years old. Please understand, Black people are exhausted, angry, afraid, hopeful, and grieving -- all at the same time. To be frank, it felt scary and dystopian.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2012

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. Be sure to follow-up with key people by writing thank-you emails, asking for a personal meeting over coffee, or adding them to your monthly newsletter distribution.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The Founders Lie About Comfort Zones – [link]. Investors Need to Lose Their Egos and Founders Need to Gain Some Confidence – [link]. The Anti-Social Era: Lessons Learned from Vimeo Founder Jake Lodwick – [link]. The Anti-Social Era: Lessons Learned from Vimeo Founder Jake Lodwick – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Evolution of a Founder: Lessons I have learned | Om Malik – [link]. An Ode to Distributed Teams | iDoneThis blog – [link]. Why Content Marketing is Not Branding | Copyblogger – [link]. How to Optimize Every Decision in Your Life and Accomplish Nothing | LinkedIn – [link].

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The two founders are attorneys in Mobile, Alabama, who found themselves wearing the same ties over and over again, and wanted to find a way to expand their wardrobe. The company launched six months ago and so far has grown to 110 subscribers, with all customer acquisition coming from PR and referrals. He was pretty impressive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2010

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. Be sure to follow-up with key people by writing thank-you emails, asking for a personal meeting over coffee, or adding them to your monthly newsletter distribution.

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Gust

JULY 22, 2012

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. Be sure to follow-up with key people by writing thank-you emails, asking for a personal meeting over coffee, or adding them to your monthly newsletter distribution.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either). And in addition to helping each other, they also started funding each other , and even helped YC select future batches of founders. And in addition to helping each other, they also started funding each other , and even helped YC select future batches of founders.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

We combined three tactics: extensive use of free software, an open platform for user-generated content, and leveraged distribution channels. Leveraged distribution channels. Its now possible to gain massive distribution for almost any product without asking anyone for permission or signing a complex contract. Great post!

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The goal was to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share – because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits. In the new bubble PR may be your new best friend, so invest in it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 24, 2012

Should You Really Sit on Other Boards When You’re a Startup Founder? The Facebook distribution dilemma – [link]. After Getting Funded, Some Kickstarter Projects Stall – [link]. Interpreting some of Twitter’s API changes – [link]. – [link]. All CEOs Should Be An Outside Director For One Company – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

We’re recommending to our companies that they be distributed.&#. And you can tell that the founders have thought greatly about creating the right kind of space for startup companies. By being in a facility like this you have a ready made peer group to ask about things like recruiting, technology, PR, venture capitalists or banks.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

After Mosaic, even Marc and his co-founder Jim Clark originally planned a business for video distribution to run on top of the proprietary Information Super Highway , not the Internet. His co-founder, Eric, was the best young executive that we had at Opsware and is building Rockmelt into a great company and a great place to work.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The offering to a consultant may affect your securities compliance in later offerings and will certainly add to further dilution to founders," Durkin says. CDW your 1-stop resource for configuration, activation & distribution. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Talk to your lawyer about putting together an agreement.

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Rob Go

JUNE 26, 2012

And most specifically, it’s a lack of perspective on distribution. Most founders here are just worse at distribution, and often don’t appreciate how much of a deficiency we have as an ecosystem. It doesn’t do founders any good to not face that reality, but instead, be realistic about it and respond.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. CDW your 1-stop resource for configuration, activation & distribution. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Related Tools Project Charter Example.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 30, 2011

This week’s guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Derek Sivers, founder of CDBaby and author of Anything You Want 40 Lessons (When you buy any version of the book you can grab 200 musical downloads as a gift from Derek too!). 2) The New New New Rules of Marketing and PR. 1) Anything You Want.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Exploiting Facebook for PR purposes is no different. By Mickie Kennedy, founder of eReleases , the online leader in affordable PR distribution since 1998. How do you check if your efforts have been worth it and you’re actively bringing in real money to your company? Know Your Goals. Would it benefit to switch your focus?

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Concept and Seed Stage In the Concept and Seed Stage, founders capture their passion and vision for the new company and turn them into a set of key ideas, which quickly becomes a business plan, sometimes on the back of the proverbial napkin. The distribution discussion also leads to some assumptions about pricing.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I’ll be the first to back up the notion that diverse founders have just as much ambition, drive, intellectual horsepower, creativity—you name it—than anyone else. There is, however, an advantage that some founders have over others that I hate to admit exists—but one that I would very much like to solve for.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

“If you can fix a problem for someone and do it better, quicker, and/or cheaper than your competitor, you’re off to a good start.” – Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, October 7, 2008 The App Store after the gold rush I wrote earlier about the issue of distribution advantage on the iPhone. This is completely analogous to the situation elsewhere on the internet, where launching a new website, product, or service with PR is getting harder and harder.

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